{"id":1901,"date":"2025-08-13T11:16:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T11:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/?p=1901"},"modified":"2025-08-20T14:27:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T14:27:54","slug":"eu-zira3a-conducts-inspection-visits-for-tender-2c-works-in-sohag-assiut-and-beni-suef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/en\/eu-zira3a-conducts-inspection-visits-for-tender-2c-works-in-sohag-assiut-and-beni-suef\/","title":{"rendered":"EU-ZIRA3A Conducts Inspection Visits for Tender 2C Works in Sohag, Assiut, and Beni Suef"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1901\" class=\"elementor elementor-1901\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-134edd9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"134edd9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a27798c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a27798c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">Cairo, 13 August 2025<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef84d51 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef84d51\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ab2525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ab2525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">As part of ongoing efforts to rehabilitate agricultural cooperatives and Trichogramma laboratories in Upper Egypt, site visits were conducted from <b>11\u201313 August 2025<\/b> in the governorates of <b>Sohag, Assiut, and Beni Suef<\/b>.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">The visits were organized under Tender 2C Works of EU-ZIRA3A and aimed to inspect the <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">required <\/span><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">rehabilitation works in agricultural cooperatives and Trichogramma laboratories that play a vital role in supporting farmers and promoting sustainable agricultural practices.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73aedb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73aedb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Day One: Sohag Governorate<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf0ce e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dacf0ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aff75d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4aff75d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-2222-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1908\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-2222-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-2222-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-2222-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-2222-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-2222-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-2222.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b2d38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7b2d38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-4-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1910\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-4-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-4-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-4.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d028f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d028f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">The first day of visits began in Sohag on <b>11 August 2025<\/b>. Contractors registered at the FSU-Sohag office before proceeding to the <b>Trichogramma Laboratory<\/b> at the Sohag Agriculture Directorate, where they observed the <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">required<\/span> <span style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">rehabilitation works.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span lang=\"RU\" style=\"line-height: 115%;\">The visit then continued to <\/span><b>Baga village<\/b><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">, to review the required rehabilitation works in the agricultural cooperative. Later in the day, the team inspected the <b>agricultural cooperative in El-Gebyrat village<\/b>, Tahta district. These visits highlighted the required rehabilitation of cooperative facilities designed to improve services for smallholder farmers in the region.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0d045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f0d045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Day Two: Assiut Governorate<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b31f435 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b31f435\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d37bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31d37bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1@1x_1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1906\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1@1x_1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1@1x_1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1@1x_1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1@1x_1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1@1x_1-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1@1x_1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a421f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76a421f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-3-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1909\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-3-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-3-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-3.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513da11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"513da11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">On <b>12 August 2025<\/b>, the inspection mission continued in Assiut governorate. Activities started at the FSU-Assiut office with registration, followed by a meeting with the <b>Undersecretary of Agriculture in Assiut<\/b>. The delegation also visited the <b>Trichogramma Laboratory<\/b> at the Assiut Agriculture Directorate on Algalaa Street.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">Subsequent site visits included the <b>Arab Alawamer agricultural cooperative<\/b> in Abnub district and the <b>Alfayama agricultural cooperative<\/b>, including its storage facilities in Alshikh Suef, Alfath district. These inspections provided <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">contractors<\/span> <span style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">with insights about the required infrastructure rehabilitation works, which are expected to strengthen agricultural productivity and improve local farmers\u2019 access to essential services.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf1be1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf1be1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Day Three: Beni Suef Governorate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab4f322 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab4f322\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d94a8d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d94a8d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-23333-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1907\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-23333-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-23333-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-23333-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-23333-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-23333-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-23333.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c9df3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30c9df3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-5-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1911\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-5-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-5-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/eu-zira3a.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Artboard-1-copy-5.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331ba16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"331ba16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">The third and final day of the mission was carried out on <b>13 August 2025<\/b> in Beni Suef. After registration at the FSU-Beni Suef office, the delegation visited the <b>Trichogramma Laboratory<\/b> in Nasir district, to inspect the required works.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">The mission continued with inspections at two agricultural cooperatives: <b>El Ziton village cooperative<\/b> in Nasir district and the <b>Mazora village cooperative<\/b> in Sumusta district.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cddbd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cddbd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><b>Strengthening Agricultural Services for Smallholder Farmers<\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">The three-day inspection visits reaffirmed EU-ZIRA3A programme\u2019s commitment to empowering smallholder farmers by investing in improved agricultural infrastructure. The rehabilitation of cooperatives and laboratories will not only enhance service delivery but also contribute to raising the quality of agricultural production, fostering food security, and supporting sustainable livelihoods in Upper Egypt.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">This initiative, funded by the <b>European Union and implemented by the Italian Agency for development cooperation<\/b>, is part of a wider framework to ensure that rural communities in Sohag, Assiut, and Beni Suef benefit from modernized agricultural services and facilities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cairo, 13 August 2025 As part of ongoing efforts to rehabilitate agricultural cooperatives and Trichogramma laboratories in Upper Egypt, site visits were conducted from 11\u201313 August 2025 in the governorates of Sohag, Assiut, and Beni Suef. 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